Sheaf-carrier



(No Model.)

J. W. ELLIOTT.

SHEA? CARRIER.

No. 284,400. Patented Sept. 4 1883.

UNITED f STATES' PATENT ()FFICEQ JOHN W. ELLIOTT, OF RUDD, IOWVAI SHEAF-CARRIER.

SPECIFICATION forming; part of Letters Patent No. 284,400, dated September 4, 1883. Application filed April 26,1883. No model.)

To all whom it may concern: v

Be it known that I, JOHN WV; ELLIOTT, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Rudd, in the county of Floyd and State of. Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sheaf- Carriers, and I do hereby declare the following to bea full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same,reference being had to the accompanying draw- I ing, and to letters or figures of reference marked thereon, specification.

This invention relates to a sheafcarrying attachment for harvester-binders, its object being to collect the sheaves as discharged from the binder and drop them in heaps at convenient points for shocking, thus obviating the labor and loss of time in gathering the sheaves singly. It has the further object to prevent imperfectly-bound gavels from being scattered which form a part of this as discharged from the binder.

The invention consists in the novel combination of devices, which will be hereinafter particularly described with reference to the accompanying drawing, and definitely pointed out in the appended claim.

In the drawing is represented a perspective view of a binder-frame with my improved sheaf-carrier connected thereto.

I The letter A represents the binder-frame; a a, the cross-beams supporting the platform 12, on which is mounted the driver s seat 0. g

The letter D indicates the outer beam, which connects the sills E E. To this beam an outwardly-projecting horizontal arm, F, is secured by means of a clip, G, which embraces the beam and has its ends passed through the arm F, as shown. This arm F projects from the front end of the binder-frame, and to itsrear side is hinged a swinging slatted platform, H, composed of a head-piece, t, and a series of rearwardly-proj ecting fingers or slats,

k, which at about midway their length are conn'ectedto a common-cross-piece, Z, on their under sides:

v To the under side of the head-piece i is secured one end of a diagonal brace, m, which, passes under the cross-piece l, and has its other end projecting inwardly beyond the inner finfrom the binder.

ger or slat of the platformH. To the end of this diagonal brace m'is secured oneend of a cord,,N, which passes upward over a pulley, 0, mounted on one of the cross-beams a a, thence over a pulley, 0, mounted on a standard, s, and from this'pulley to alever, P, having one end pivoted to one of the posts of the binder-frame, and the other end extended inwardly to within reach of the driver when upon his seat, the free end of said lever being also within reach of the driver when it stands vertically against the standard 8.

Projecting from the cross-beam a; is astand ard, Q, provided with itsshoulderq, arranged to engage the lever P and hold it in a horizon tal position, the rear edge of said standard above the shoulder being beveled to form a guide for the lever in its downward movement. A finger-spring, r, stands alongside the standard Q, and serves to prevent the lever P from being jolted out from under the shoulder q.

The letter T indicates the discharge-platform over which the sheaves pass as discharged I have not deemed it neces sary to showthe binding mechanism in the drawing, as my sheaf-carrier mayvbe used to receive the sheaves from any of the ordinary styles of binders. -v

The operation of the invention is as follows: When the harvester is traveling in the field, the sheaf-carrier H stands normally in the position as shown in the drawing and receives sheaves as discharged successively from the binder until a proper number has been collected. In order to dropthe sheaves, the driver seizes the lever P and ally, so as to disengage from the shoulder q and allow it to rise, so that the cord N will run over the pulleys and allow the sheaf-carrier H moves it slightly latertoswing downward and discharge the 001- lected sheaves in a heap convenient forshocking. The outer finger of the sheaf-carrier is provided with a guard, h, to prevent the sheaves from rolling off the outer edge of the carrier. i

It frequently happens that sheaves are imperfectly bound and the straw is scattered when such sheaves are discharged singly onto the field; but it is one of the advantages of my improvement that it will carry the straw of such sheaves and drop it with the others in convenient position to be bound by hand by the shockers. The main advantage of the in vention is, however, that it obviates the necessity for the great expenditure of time and labor heretofore required in collecting the sheaves one by one from the field and carrying them to points where they are to be formed into shocks.

Having now fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire/to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The sheaf-carrying attachment consisting of the arm F, provided with a clip, G, the sheafcarrying platform H, composed of the fingers or slats, and the head-piece hingedtothehorizontal arm, and diagonal brace attached at one end to said head-piece, and having its other end projecting inwardly to the inner finger or slat of the platform, and guard h, attached to the outer finger of the platform, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN W. ELLIOTT. Witnesses:

MAR M. MINAR,

E. G. GRAY. 

